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Una breve storia del vino e come si produce

(A Brief History of Wine and How It’s Made)

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In modern cellars, __________ often they add selected yeasts and they control with care the conditions.
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In Greek and Roman life, __________ at banquets and in meetings.
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In spring, the buds they open __________ they grow quickly.
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__________ they smell it and they measure it.
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This means _____ Italy it is not only “a wine style.”
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it is __________
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But the planting it began a long story: failures, ______ adaptation and, in the end, pride of the place.
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they do the sorting: __________ remove the rotten parts, remove the damaged bunches.
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_________ it integrates.
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Sparkling wine it adds a trick extra: it traps the gas to make __________
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In the afternoon it softens __________
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__________ they helped to preserve the techniques in the chaos.
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If you pick late, it can turn out _____ and tired.
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the wine it can rest in steel (fresh, clean, focused on the fruit), in concrete (stable temperature, soft texture) or in oak (wood / barrel): _______ spices, toasted notes and structure.
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_______ a little of yeast and a little of sugar.
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_______ it is cool and firm.
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The Spanish missionaries __________ vines at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.
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Also red grape _____ it gives a clear juice at first—because the colour it is in the skins.
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Fermentation _______ also heat.
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they reduce __________ they plant cover crops between the rows and they support biodiversity—more insects, more birds, healthier soil.
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________ slowly in a vineyard, and the air it becomes cooler.
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So the people they used jars of clay __________ the openings to protect the liquid from the air and from going bad.
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__________ it becomes softer.
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Italy it has a huge heritage of grapes: over 350 approved varieties __________ registered cultivars.
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